COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HYDROMETALLURGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MME 4031 HYDROMETALLURGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURAT ALKAN

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The aims of this course are to give, information about hydrometallurgical processes and applied raw materials and their properties. Students will be familiarized with the pretreatment processes applied raw materials in order to extraction by hydrometallurgical processes, and concepts and their applications, in hydrometallurgical processes, related to thermodynamics and metallurgical thermochemistry process will be explained. The industrial applications of hydrometallurgical processes in extraction of some of the important metals will be introduced. The affects of hydrometallurgical processes on environment will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   be able to describe general characteristics of hydrometallurgical processes and basic concepts associated with hydrometallurgical processes
2   be able to describe stages and application techniques of hydrometallurgical processes
3   be able to apply principles of thermodynamics and metallurgical thermochemistry on hydrometallurgical processes
4   be able to explain industrial applications of hydrometallurgical processes by examples
5   be able to define basic concepts of environmental problems that may be revealed from of hydrometallurgical processes
6   be able to present orally and by writing a report about hydrometallurgical processes and/or an industrial application given

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, general characteristics of hydrometallurgical processes
2 Pretreatment of ores prior to hydrometallurgical processes,
3 Thermodynamics and kinetics of leaching,
4 Solvents and selection of solvents
5 Leaching techniques
6 Solid liquid separation and solution purification techniques
7 Thermodynamics and kinetics of extraction of metals from leach liquors,
8 Thermodynamics and kinetics of extraction of metals from leach liquors,
9 Extraction of metals by means of precipitation from leach liquors
10 Extraction of metals by means of ion exchange from leach liquors
11 Industrial applications of hydrometallurgical processes -
12 Industrial applications of hydrometallurgical processes -
13 Environmental effects of hydrometallurgical processes
14 Environmental effects of hydrometallurgical processes

Recomended or Required Reading

Hayes, P. C. (1985). Process selection in extractive metallurgy.
Havlík, T. (2014). Hydrometallurgy: Principles and applications. Elsevier.
Free, M. (2013). Hydrometallurgy: fundamentals and applications. John Wiley & Sons.
Gupta, C. K., & Mukherjee, T. K. (1990). Hydrometallurgy in extraction processes Vol. I. CRC press.
Gupta, C. K., & Mukherjee, T. K. (1990). Hydrometallurgy in extraction processes Vol. II. CRC press.
Anderson, C. G., Dunne, R. C., & Uhrie, J. L. (Eds.). (2014). Mineral processing and extractive metallurgy: 100 years of innovation. Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Incorporated.
Gupta, C. K. (2003). Chemical metallurgy. Principles and practice.
Moore, J. J. (1990). Chemical metallurgy. Elsevier.
Rosenqvist, T. (1974). Principles of extractive metallurgy. McGraw-Hill.
Vignes, A. (2013). Extractive metallurgy 1: Basic thermodynamics and kinetics. John Wiley & Sons.
Vignes, A. (2013). Extractive metallurgy 2: metallurgical reaction processes. John Wiley & Sons.
Vignes, A. (2013). Extractive metallurgy 3: Processing operations and routes. John Wiley & Sons.
Bor, F. Y. (1977). Ekstraktif metalurji prensipleri: kısım I. Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi.
Bor, F. Y. (1989). Ekstraktif metalürji prensipleri: kısım II. ITÜ

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, exams and homeworks

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-6 will be evaluated by the questions in both howeworks and exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Lectures and examinations are carried out with respect to regulation of Engineering Faculty of Dokuz Eylul University, named "Principles of Education and Examination Practice".

If the homeworks are cited without reference directly from another source or quoted directly from other students, the relevant study is excluded from the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Murat ALKAN
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering,
Metalurgical and Materials Engineering
Tinaztepe Campus,
35160 Buca / IZMIR
Tel+90 232 3017464
E-mail: alkan.murat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The student counseling hours are stated in the weekly course schedule at the door of the academic staff.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 107

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.13
LO.23
LO.354
LO.434
LO.55
LO.633